nela1richardson - Standard 6

External Development Leadership
A school executive will design structures and processes that result in community engagement, support, and ownership. Acknowledging that schools no longer reflect but, in fact, build community, the leader proactively creates with staff, opportunities for parents/guardians, community, and business representatives to participate as “stockholders” in the school such that continued investment of resources and good will are not left to chance.

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6a. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach: The school executive designs structures and processes which result in parent and community engagement, support and ownership for the school.

Experiences

Organized 8th Grade Parent Registration Night at RRHS
Organized Parent Prom Committee at Chaloner Middle School
Created Digital Story emphasizing Roanoke Rapids High Schools elective programs
Developed Parent email contact resource for the upcoming 9th graders
Wrote parent announcement for Parent Information Night at Roanoke Rapids High School
Organized 9th Grade college awareness visits to Halifax Community College and East Carolina University

Coursework

Operation NELA
Internship Site Assets Video
School District Digital Story
Community Organization Grant Proposal
Community Internship
Problem of Practice (Phase 1-4)

Specialized Training

Community in Schools - Community Schools Learning Lab, Seattle, WA
Ruby Payne
Crucial Conversations
Facilitative Leadership
Llano Grande Digital Storytelling Workshop
School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School
Social Justice

Related Readings

Payne, R. K. (2009). A framework for understanding poverty. Moorabbin, Vic: Hawker Brownlow Education.
Steele, C. (2010). Whistling Vivaldi: And other clues to how stereotypes affect us. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Wood, C. 92007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom, ages 4-14. Turners Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children.
Theoharis, G. (2009). The school leaders our children deserve: Seven keys to equity, social justice, and school reform. New Yrork: Teachers College Press.
Daniels, D. H., Beaumont, L. J., & Doolin, C.A. (2008). Understanding children: An interview and observation guide for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Patterson, K. (2002). Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Meece, J. L., & Daniels, D. H. (2008). Child and adolescent development for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Convey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Restoring the character ethic. New York: Free Press.

Artifacts:

8th Grade Parent Informational Night

RRHS PNAgenda.doc

8th Grade Parent Orientation NIght

RRHS Registrationletter.doc

Chaloner Middle Schoolmemo.doc

6b. Federal, State and District Mandates: The school executive designs protocols and processes in order to comply with federal, state, and district mandates.

Experiences

Wrote and received grant funding for Enfield Parks and Recreation during Summer Community Internship
Co-wrote grant with a group of NELA fellows for the Boys and Girls Club in Roanoke Rapids and received funding
Interviewed Roanoke Rapids Graded School Districts Finance Officer
Gathered 8th Grade Prom refreshment and decoration donations from local business owners

Coursework

DLP 1, 4, 5
Weekly and monthly logs
Developmental Projects
Principal Interview
Legal Lesson Plan (Development and delivery)
Special Education Legal Literacy Assignment
Spring 2011 Assessment Day: Letter Home re: School Safety

Specialized Training

Common Core Overview
Special Education and the Media
IEL Federal Policy Institute
Teacher Evaluation Instrument
DPI Special Education Day

Related Readings

Lane, K. E. (2005). The Principal's legal handbook. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
Schimmel, D., Militello, M., & Eckes, S. (2010). Principals teaching the law: 10 legal lessons your teachers must know. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
Huefner, D. S. (2006). Getting comfortable with special education law: A framework for working with children with disabilities. Norwood, Mass: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
Guthrie, J. W. (2007). Modern education finance and policy. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

Artifacts:

Donated to CMS by C&W Florist